k The Right Sends In the Quacks By www.nytimes.com Published On :: Tue, 21 Apr 2020 00:39:06 GMT Covid-19 highlights the conservative reliance on fake experts. Full Article
k Peacocks and Vultures Are Circling the Deficit By www.nytimes.com Published On :: Mon, 27 Apr 2020 23:00:08 GMT The only fiscal thing to fear is deficit fear itself. Full Article
k Crashing Economy, Rising Stocks: What’s Going On? By www.nytimes.com Published On :: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 21:26:14 GMT What’s bad for America is sometimes good for the market. Full Article
k Penn State nutritionist shares tips for feeding kids while stuck at home By news.psu.edu Published On :: Fri, 24 Apr 2020 10:13 -0400 Balancing finicky kid appetites with proper nutrition can be a challenge in the best of times. But now, with the majority of schools and day cares closed across Pennsylvania, many parents working from home, and schedules thrown in disarray, it may seem downright impossible. A Penn State nutritionist offers tips for feeding kids during stressful times. Full Article
k Lecture series to address how to make sense of COVID-19 projections By news.psu.edu Published On :: Tue, 28 Apr 2020 16:02 -0400 David Dowdy, associate professor in the Department of Epidemiology at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, will deliver the presentation “Simple Principles for Interpreting Complex Models: How to Make Sense of COVID-19 Projections,” at 4 p.m. via Zoom webinar on Thursday, April 30, as the next presentation in its Dean’s Lecture Series: Perspectives on the Pandemic. Full Article
k Apple sued over 2016 MacBook Pro 'stage lighting' issue By appleinsider.com Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 17:51:23 -0400 Apple has been hit with a class-action lawsuit claiming that the company concealed the so-called "stage lighting" issue experienced by some 2016 MacBook Pro owners. Full Article
k Top-spec 13-inch MacBook Pros can handle 87W adapters, but benefits are limited By appleinsider.com Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 18:24:24 -0400 Apple's higher-end 13-inch MacBook Pros are equipped to take advantage of 87W power adapters, though users won't see any charging speed benefits from the change. Full Article
k Apple TV+ promotion tours 'For All Mankind's' lunar base By appleinsider.com Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 20:05:24 -0400 Stoking interest in an expected second season of Apple TV+ original "For All Mankind," Apple on Wednesday shared a virtual tour of the show's fictional Jamestown lunar base. Full Article Apple TV
k Apple extends dominant smartwatch market lead in Q1 By appleinsider.com Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 20:19:35 -0400 Apple Watch extended its lead over smartwatch market competitors during the first quarter of 2020, according to new statistics from research firm Strategy Analytics, with Apple's wearable now accounting for more than 55% of the whole. Full Article Apple Watch
k Facebook SDK update reportedly caused multiple iOS apps to instantly crash By appleinsider.com Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 21:06:25 -0400 A number of popular iOS apps, including TikTok, Pinterest and Spotify, began to crash on Wednesday after an update to Facebook's SDK rolled out, software that many developers rely on to streamline the user login process. Full Article iOS
k Apple grants $10 million to COVID-19 test collection kit manufacturer By appleinsider.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 07:21:22 -0400 Early Thursday morning, Apple announced it is awarding $10 million from its Advanced Manufacturing Fund plus manufacturing machinery design assistance to COVID-19 test kit collection equipment manufacturer COPAN Diagnostics. Full Article
k Apple looks to the future of video conferencing with Memoji avatars By appleinsider.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 07:51:15 -0400 Instead of every meeting attendee staring at a flat Zoom screen, Apple is looking to the future of video conferencing with Memoji-style avatars arranged in augmented reality around each meeting attendee. Full Article
k Apple TV with A12X ready to go at any time, claims leaker By appleinsider.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 08:22:25 -0400 A prolific leaker has declared that Apple has a new Apple TV 4K ready to go, and it could launch the product at any time. Full Article Apple TV
k 16" MacBook Pro deals: save up to $450 on every single model with coupon By appleinsider.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 08:30:00 -0400 AppleInsider has rounded up the best 16-inch MacBook Pro deals going on right now, with coupon savings knocking up to $450 off every single model. Whether you're in the market for a standard config or looking for a loaded Core i9 model, it pays to check out the cash discounts. Full Article
k Home automation company Wink under fire for surprise subscription mandate By appleinsider.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 08:58:16 -0400 Wink customers will soon have to pay a monthly subscription fee to access any of the smart home hardware that they have purchased. Full Article
k Lowest price anywhere: Apple's 13-inch MacBook Air (Mid-2019) for $849 By appleinsider.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 12:14:00 -0400 B&H Photo has just issued an exclusive discount on Apple's MacBook Air (2019), dropping the price down to a record low $849 with free expedited shipping for AppleInsider readers. Inventory is limited, and this deal may sell out at any time. Full Article
k 'X-ray teardown' of iPad Pro Magic Keyboard illustrates complex engineering By appleinsider.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 13:08:24 -0400 Repair site iFixit has shared x-ray photographs of the new Magic Keyboard for iPad Pro, and they reveal an accessory more complicated than it might appear from the outside. Full Article iPadOS
k iPhone 11 selfie camera fails to crack DxOMark's top-ten list By appleinsider.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 20:12:03 -0400 Digital camera specialist DxOMark on Thursday released a comprehensive review of the front-facing selfie camera on Apple's iPhone 11, finding the device to offer good, if not great, performance compared to competing smartphones. Full Article iPhone
k Today only: Apple's 2019 15" MacBook Pro drops to $1,579 (up to $950 off) By appleinsider.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 01:12:13 -0400 In what are the lowest prices we've seen on Mid 2019 15-inch MacBook Pros, Amazon-owned Woot has refurbished units discounted to as low as $1,579.99, with savings of up to $950 off. These units are refurbished by Apple, but come with a 1-year Woot warranty. Full Article
k 13-inch MacBook Pro refreshed, WWDC date announced, and HomeKit device roundup on the AppleInsider Podcast By appleinsider.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 08:00:08 -0400 Apple has refreshed the 13-inch MacBook Pro with Magic Keyboard, the start of Apple's online WWDC has been announced, the iPad Pro Smart Keyboard gets a teardown, and your hosts provide a massive roundup of HomeKit and smart home devices. Full Article iPad/Tips
k Apple diversifying AirPods supply chain, potentially pushing refresh back By appleinsider.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 11:05:51 -0400 Apple is shifting a substantial portion of its current AirPods production from China to Vietnam, and appears to be considering a release schedule later than previously predicted for an AirPods refresh. Full Article
k Apple renews effort to induce authors to publish with Apple Books By appleinsider.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 13:27:49 -0400 Eight years after it released tools to make what were then called iBooks, Apple has launched Apple Books for Authors, a new effort to get writers publishing on its platform. Full Article
k Apple to begin reopening stores in US next week By appleinsider.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 15:08:08 -0400 Apple has just declared that it is opening up a handful of Apple Stores in the US cautiously, with more to follow as conditions warrant. Full Article
k Apple Retail stores will look very different in the US when they reopen By appleinsider.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 16:02:56 -0400 Apple's upcoming reopening of some U.S.-based retail locations will be based around guidelines that the company developed for and refined at its open South Korea Apple Store. Full Article
k Rumor: 'watchOS 7' could help Apple Watch detect panic attacks By appleinsider.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 20:35:17 -0400 Apple is supposedly developing new mental health features for the Apple Watch line that allow the wearable to detect panic attacks, with the capability potentially slated for launch with a next-generation "watchOS 7" this fall. Full Article Apple Watch
k Apple's iPhone 11 captures 68% of India's 'ultra-premium' smartphone market By appleinsider.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 21:15:35 -0400 While Apple has yet to make substantial inroads into India's mainstream smartphone market, the tech giant's latest flagship iPhones continue to dominate top-tier category sales. Full Article iPhone
k Compared: 2020 13-inch MacBook Pro versus 2020 MacBook Air By appleinsider.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 07:00:00 -0400 Before Monday's 13-inch MacBook Pro update, the choice between the 2019 model and the 2020 MacBook Air was very clear. It is less clear today -- but we can help. Full Article
k Apple's road back to a $300 share price after the coronavirus changed everything By appleinsider.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 07:30:00 -0400 Amid one of the worst economic downturns in years, Apple has outperformed most expectations that analysts have placed on it. Just shy of two months into the COVID-19 pandemic, its share price has returned to levels not seen since before the crisis. Full Article
k Best iTunes movie and television deals for Mother's Day weekend By appleinsider.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 08:00:41 -0400 Apple frequently places movies on sale, and this week is no exception. Here's the latest batch of movies that you can get on the cheap for this Mother's Day weekend. Full Article iTunes
k Mother's Day weekend deals: $100 off Apple Watch Series 5, iPod touch from $95, 16" MacBook Pros $2,024 By appleinsider.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 11:32:37 -0400 Mother's Day may be tomorrow, but you can still grab a great deal on Apple hardware with prices starting at just $95. Take advantage of the return of the popular $100 discount on Apple Watch Series 5 styles, plus a new $375 markdown on 16-inch MacBook Pros and flash deals on iPod touch models. Full Article
k Lessons for Roma kids - whatever the weather! By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Mon, 26 May 2014 17:06:27 +0000 Volker (OM Montenegro) describes how their outdoor lessons for Roma kids were threatened by bad weather. Then God provided not only the solution - building a carport as a shelter - but also the funds and manpower needed to build it. Full Article
k Footsteps into the Unknown By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 01 Apr 2011 09:42:08 +0000 Anna (Germany) and Christina (Canada) are the youngest members of OM Montenegro. They describe how God called them into missions, and led them unexpectedly to Montenegro, a Balkan country neither had heard much about before. Here God is changing them as they prepare for further service... Full Article
k Polako, polako - slowly, slowly By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 01 Nov 2011 13:57:49 +0000 Although church planting has progressed at a slower pace than the team first expected, a few important milestones in Bar, Montenegro, have been reached. Full Article
k The kids they couldn’t forget By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 12 Jun 2015 12:29:25 +0000 A couple in Montenegro, working with children in a tough neighbourhood in Bar, desire to find ways to reach them with Jesus’ love. Full Article
k TeenStreet Balkans - unity in Jesus By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 31 Oct 2017 13:45:43 +0000 Can young people be united in faith, irrespective of their ethnic background? The answer is yes! Full Article
k Never too old to know God's love By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Mon, 04 Jun 2018 13:45:02 +0000 Robbie and Angela from OM in Montenegro take every opportunity to bring God's love into the lives of lonely elderly people in a care home. Full Article
k Catholic teen seeks to inspire neighborhood with Marian sidewalk art By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 18:01:00 -0600 Denver Newsroom, May 7, 2020 / 06:01 pm (CNA).- A young Catholic artist has drawn an image of the Blessed Virgin Mary on her parents' driveway bringing religious art to her local community during the quarantine. The Diocese of Fargo posted on Facebook May 4 an image of Our Lady of Lourdes drawn by Maria Loh, a 17-year old who grew up in Fargo. She said it was an enjoyable experience to share her faith and art with her neighborhood. “Being able to interact with people when they walked by was very moving in a way because a lot of people have never really seen sidewalk art done like that locally. So being able to share in that kind of experience, it was very, very good,” she told CNA. Loh has recently been inspired by chalk art and pastels, which, she said, have vibrant and beautiful colors. She has drawn on the sidewalks a few times, including two images of Mary - Madonna of the Lillies and the Pieta by William Adolphe-Bouguereau. Her most recent chalk drawing was Our Lady of Lourdes by Hector Garrido - an image she had seen as a magnet on her grandparents' refrigerator growing up. The picture has always been an inspiration, she said, noting that she decided to replicate it after Our Lady of Lourdes Shrine in France had temporarily closed due to the coronavirus pandemic. “I heard that the shrine had been temporarily closed off to the public, and I remember … thinking that's really sad because especially in this time, we’re really looking for healing in more ways than one, like physically and mentally and spiritually,” she said. “It really felt like people wouldn't be able to go to experience that. So I felt like drawing this image of Our Lady of Lourdes would be a good way to remind people that Our Lady is still with us even if we can’t go to her shrine.” Loh, the oldest of five, has been involved with art projects and drawing for her entire life. She said, growing up in a Catholic family, she has been inspired by her faith and the religious art in churches. “I see our faith as so precious... Especially in the form of the Eucharist - the actual body and blood of Christ, I've seen that we are very blessed to have that in our faith. It's something that has impacted a lot of my life growing up,” she said. While she was working on the piece, Loh said, a majority of passersby did not know who the lady in the image was. She expressed hope that the picture would help remind people of Mary and the beauty of the Church, which, she said, is a powerful attraction to the faith. “One thing that I hope this kind of art and image will evoke is a desire to come to know who Mary is and how rich our faith is. … All the beautiful art that can be seen in Catholic churches, especially like in Rome, there's almost a transcendental beauty to them that draws people into the faith to come to know things that they've never dreamed of before,” she said. As Loh finishes her junior year of high school, she expressed the possibility of art school after graduation, but, while she is still uncertain of the future, said art will not be dropped anytime soon. “I can definitely see [art school] being a possibility. I’ll have to spend some time, especially with God trying to figure out what he wants me to do. But, I don't think art is going out of my life anytime soon,” she said. Full Article US
k How some parishes are slowly bringing back public Masses By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 02:59:00 -0600 Denver Newsroom, May 8, 2020 / 02:59 am (CNA).- On Sunday, March 15, Nebraskans in the Diocese of Lincoln still had a choice of whether or not they wanted to attend Mass and risk possible exposure to coronavirus. By the next day, they didn’t. Public Masses in the diocese were canceled, as they soon were throughout the country due to the pandemic. Now that curves of infection are “flattening” and hospitals have had a chance to ramp up their capacity and supplies, many dioceses, including Lincoln, are slowly reopening Masses to the public. What exactly that will look like varies a lot depending on each parish's unique spaces and limitations. Archbishop George Lucas, currently serving as acting bishop of Lincoln, has followed guidelines from Governor Pete Ricketts in issuing some general guidance for re-starting public Masses. Ultimately, however, he left the decision to reopen up to each individual parish. One place that has been offering public Masses as of Monday, May 4, is St. Wenceslaus parish in Wahoo, Nebraska, a town of 4,500 people located in the Diocese of Lincoln. Fr. Joseph Faulkner, the pastor of St. Wenceslaus in Wahoo, said he decided to reopen public Masses at his parish after meeting virtually with the other priests in his area. The Masses, of course, will look quite different than normal - with limited capacity, social distancing, and precautions like no holy water, no hymnals, and no sign of peace. And in many ways, Faulkner said he is encouraging his parishioners to act like it’s the weekend of March 14-15 again. “From the get-go, we're telling people - you need to make a decision. I even put in my message (to parishioners), think back to - it's March 14th and you're trying to make a decision. Whatever decision you made then is probably still the right decision. If you need to be extra careful for yourself, for your family, for your parents, for your coworkers, for your patients you see in the nursing home, stay away,” he said. Parishes in the cities of Lincoln and Omaha decided to wait to reopen, Faulkner said. Lincoln has a re-opening date of May 11 for non-essential businesses, and the size of Omaha parishes made re-opening at this point very difficult. Although Wahoo sees a lot of traffic from Lincoln and Omaha and other surrounding towns, Faulkner said he thought he could use appropriate precautions to make reopening safe at his parish. “St. Wenceslaus specifically is lucky. We've got a nice big basement, so that gets you another 30%-40% seating room. We've got three priests, which is really lucky. So from five weekend Masses, we're going up to eight, so we can do more to spread our people out.” Faulkner said he has even offered to other parishes with just one priest that he can send someone to help them out if they are offering extra Masses for social distancing and are feeling burned out. For attendance and seating, Faulkner said he is blocking off every other pew and is going to stagger families in order to maintain six feet of distance. Instead of having people call or sign up online, Faulkner said he is hoping that the extra Mass times, the use of the basement space, as well as the people who choose to stay home, will be enough to maintain an appropriately staggered congregation. Faulkner said he has been grateful to have public weekday Masses before the weekend to work out some of the kinks of the new restrictions. For example, he’s still working on his communion line protocol, he said. He tried a method using the side aisles and then the center aisle at his first Mass on May 4th, and “it was horrible. So I'm going to fix that tomorrow.” Masks during communion have also been tricky. “It's really hard to say Mass with a mask on, and then I have to make my Communion, I have to receive,” Faulkner said. The priests were donated some N95 masks, which Faulkner tried to use on Monday, but the straps made it hard to quickly receive communion and readjust the mask without touching his face or his glasses, he said, so he’s hoping to find a different kind of mask by the weekend. From his parishioners, Faulkner said he has seen a variety of attitudes toward the closing, and now re-opening, of public Masses. “There's really three camps,” he said. “There's the, yes, amen, be safe, meditate-on-the-saints-who-didn't-have-the-Eucharist-for-years group.” “Then there's definitely the middle group, which is like, I don't want to take any risks, but I want the first available ‘okay’ to go to Mass,” he said. “And then there's the, ‘I'm 85. If I die because I went to Mass, thank God’ crowd. Literally the people who are most cavalier are the older ones,” Faulkner said. A bishop’s perspective: Oklahoma Archbishop Paul Coakley, the bishop of Oklahoma City, told CNA that Catholic parishes throughout the state will start celebrating public Masses again on May 18th, with their first public weekend Masses on May 23-24, the Feast of the Ascension. In a May 7 letter to Oklahoma Catholics posted on the archdiocese’s website, Coakley recognized that while the past two months without Mass have been a painful time for many, God never abandoned his people. “The gift of the Holy Spirit assures us of God's continued presence in our lives. No matter the circumstance, he is with us. Perhaps the greatest sacrifice for the lay faithful these past few months has been fasting from Christ’s body, blood, soul and divinity given to us in his real presence in the Eucharist. We pray that in this time of Eucharistic fasting, God has graced you with a profound hunger for this communion with Jesus and the members of his Body, the Church,” he stated. The timing of reopening public Masses was chosen just before the feasts of the Ascension and Pentecost “to remind us of God’s faithfulness and to prepare to celebrate the birth of our beloved Church on Pentecost,” he added. The decision was reached through consultations with Bishop David Konderla of Tulsa, priest councils in the state, and medical experts, “including a prominent infectious disease specialist,” Coakley said. “It won't be business as usual,” he said. “We will be celebrating public Mass and people will be able to come and they will be able to receive Holy communion, but the churches won't be full. In fact, we're limiting it to 33% of the occupancy capacity,” he noted. “We've been very cautious watching the numbers and putting in place pretty strict guidelines to ensure that we were able to maintain social distances and practice the appropriate kind of hygiene,” he added. A five page document released by the state’s Catholic dioceses details the exact guidelines, such as including 6-foot social distancing between pews, the recommendation that all attendees wear masks, and the recommendation that priests have plenty of hand sanitizer readily available throughout the church. Coakley said the document offers guidelines for pastors while still giving them the flexibility to implement the recommendations and requirements in the way that works best for their unique parishes. “If the church fills beyond capacity, we’re asking them to consider using other space in the parish, perhaps the parish hall, to be able to put overflow crowds and continuing to social distance properly, parking lots, things of that sort,” he said. “We're going to have to rely upon the creativity of our pastors and they have been demonstrating a great deal of creativity up to now, so I'm sure they'll continue to do so.” Coakley said he is asking priests to also continue offering livestream Masses for people who will choose not to come to the public Masses at this time. He noted in his May 7 message that the dispensation from the Sunday obligation still stands for all Oklahoma Catholics at this time. “We are dealing with an invisible threat to people’s lives, a virus that our brightest doctors and scientists are still figuring out. The ever-present temptation in our American culture is to want solutions immediately and to act quickly, because we want what we want, and we want it now. As a Church, we must proceed more deliberatively,” he said. Coakley told CNA that while he understands Catholics’ fear, anger and frustration during these past two months of suspended Masses, he also encouraged them to think of their time away as a way of serving others. “We’re really living through a health crisis, a time of severe challenges, and it's impacting us in so many ways economically, and in terms of social isolation, loneliness, the liturgy also. But I think we need to think beyond individual rights and consider also our responsibilities toward one another, especially the responsibility to love and serve one another, to be mindful of one another's needs.” Wichita, Kansas On May 3, Bishop Carl Kemme of the Diocese of Wichita announced plans to reopen public Masses starting on Wednesday, May 6, following recommendations of the county’s local public health authorities. Phase one of the guidelines will last until May 20, and they stipulate that parishes may hold Masses at no more than 33% capacity. Churches will use only one entrance, so that the number of people coming may be properly counted and seated, and six foot spacing should be clearly marked so that people can maintain social distance. Mass attendees are encouraged to wear masks, and priests are required to wear them while distributing communion. Parishes are also encouraged to keep hand sanitizer available at entrances, and parishioners are “strongly encouraged” to receive communion in the hand. Fr. Clay Kimbro is the parochial vicar at St. Anne’s parish in Wichita. Kimbro said he and the other priests of the diocese have been having weekly virtual talks with the bishop about when to re-open Masses and what that might look like, and so priests were able to give feedback as to what guidelines they thought would work well. At St. Anne’s, which has 1,200 families, Kimbro and his leadership team have been meeting and working on logistical things, like roping off every other pew so that Mass attendees can maintain proper distancing. He said he has also had extra meetings with his ushers, who on the weekends will “seat everyone so that they can make sure that the distance is maintained. That's a lot more responsibility than our ushers are normally given.” Kimbro said the parish is not having parishioners sign up for Masses online. Instead, if more people show up than the allowed 33%, the overflow congregation will be directed to the school’s auditorium, where a second priest - either Kimbro or his pastor - will celebrate a concurrent Mass, also with social distancing protocols in place. “We were a little leery of (adding Mass times), because when you add Mass times, it's hard to take them back,” Kimbro said. “Also, it's hard to turn people away. They come to the door at 10 a.m. for Mass, and we say, ‘Come back at 1:00 p.m.’ Well, it's a lot easier to say, ‘Go over to the auditorium.’” Kimbro said the parish is working on decorating the auditorium to make it an appropriate place to have Mass, and they are also putting down tape lines to direct traffic and to mark distances. “There's a lot of work in planning, and it can be a little overwhelming, but we're overall just really excited to see people again,” he said. St. Anne’s parishioners have been “all over the map” in terms of their eagerness to return to Mass at this time, Kimbro said. Some have been signing up to read at Mass, or to usher or distribute communion, because they miss Mass so much and they want to be involved. Others are a bit more anxious, Kimbro said, and he has encouraged those people to attend weekday Masses, where there are likely to be fewer people. He also added that the Sunday obligation continues to be dispensed for everyone, as Bishop Kemme made clear in his May 3 announcement. “I do want to emphasize that the current pandemic is far from over. Medical experts tell us that this health crisis remains a very serious threat to the lives of many people,” Kemme stated. “Because of this, I want to urge all those in the high risk population and others who so choose to continue to use the general dispensation I am giving from the obligation to attend the Sunday celebration of the Mass, which continues indefinitely during this crisis. Please do not put yourself or others at risk by attending the Masses once they resume. This is my urgent appeal to all in our Catholic Community: use extraordinary caution and good judgment in determining if you should attend Mass. No mortal sin is committed if you decide that you and your family should not attend.” Kimbro said that he is looking forward to having parishioners come back to Mass, even though it might not be the triumphant return that some may have envisioned just yet, with everyone packing in the pews like normal. “I think everybody was hoping it would kind of be like this post-9/11 experience, where churches are packed and everybody recognizes that need (for God), but we're tempering that, and it's kind of like everything in this virus, right? Our expectations versus our reality - having to live in the reality of the moment and what we're given and just go with that,” he said. “But then I looked at the Gospel for this Sunday that we're back, and the first line is: ‘Do not let your hearts be troubled.’ So that's perfect.” Full Article US
k Illinois Catholics long for 'normal life' after governor announces lockdown plan By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 15:10:00 -0600 Washington, D.C. Newsroom, May 8, 2020 / 03:10 pm (CNA).- The Diocese of Springfield, Illinois, said that the Church must return to “normal life” after the governor announced plans to ban large gatherings until a COVID-19 vaccine or treatment is available. Earlier in the week, the state’s Governor JB Pritzker unveiled a five-phase “Restore Illinois” plan that bans gatherings of more than 50 people until a vaccine or treatment is available, or the virus has stopped spreading for a sustained period of time. Health officials have said that a vaccine for the new coronavirus (COVID-19) might not be available for 12 to 18 months. Currently, people in the state are allowed to attend religious services of 10 or fewer people, but no gatherings of more than 10 people are permitted until phase 4 of Pritzker’s plan, and the state wouldn’t even be able to “advance” to phase 3 until May 29. “The Church has certainly done her part in making great sacrifices to slow the spread of this virus,” Andrew Hansen, director of communications for the diocese of Springfield, Illinois, told CNA on Friday. “That said, the Church must return to her normal life of liturgy and communal worship,” Hansen said, while emphasizing precautions such as social distancing “will likely be the appropriate path longer term for the return to some version of normalcy for the Church.” Previously, in-person or drive-in religious services were banned in the state. The Thomas More Society filed a lawsuit on behalf of a church in Lena, Ill., on April 30. Later that evening a paragraph was added to the governor’s executive order allowing for people to leave their homes to attend religious services of ten or fewer people, the society’s president Peter Breen told CNA. The next day, May 1, the archdiocese of Chicago announced it would be resuming public Masses with 10 or fewer people. According to the “Restore Illinois” plan, there could not be any gathering of between 11 and 50 people in size until phase 4 of the plan—“Revitalization.” That phase can start only when certain conditions have been met: the positivity rate of COVID tests is at or under 20% and doesn’t rise by more than 10 points over 14 days; hospital admissions don’t increase for 28 days; and hospitals have at least 14% “surge capacity” in ICU beds, medical and surgical beds, and ventilators. Pitzker clarified in a Wednesday press conference that religious services would be part of this 50-person limit in phase 4, and schools would not be allowed to reopen until then, raising questions of how tuition-dependent Catholic schools might fare in the fall if remote learning is still widely utilized. The state’s superintendent of education has said that at least some schools might have to begin the new school year with remote learning, or with students attending classes in-person only on certain days. “So we continue to hope and pray schools will reopen next school year. Certainly, when our schools reopen, new measures and precautions will be in place,” Hansen told CNA. The president of DePaul University, located in Chicago, announced earlier this week that the university already plans to “minimize our footprint on campus this fall,” and that an announcement of the fall plans could happen by June 15. Full Article US
k 1 million seeking answers By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Sat, 07 Oct 2017 13:31:58 +0000 Portugal Field Leader Givas shares about the May 2017 outreach to religious pilgrims in Fatima. Full Article
k Top 5 Favorite Features in SOLIDWORKS 2020 By blogs.solidworks.com Published On :: Thu, 26 Dec 2019 16:00:09 +0000 My “holiday season” begins and ends with SOLIDWORKS. For me, the “holidays” begin with the new SOLIDWORKS Rollout events, and end with SOLIDWORKS (now 3DEXPERIENCE) World. Yeah, there’s some cider, turkey, and twinkling lights in between, but for me, SOLIDWORKS Author information GSC GSC fuels customer success with 3D engineering solutions for design, simulation, data management, electrical schematics, PCB, technical documentation, and 3D printing, as well as the most comprehensive consulting, technical support, and training in the industry. As a leading provider of SOLIDWORKS solutions, HP, and Markforged 3D printing technologies, GSC’s world-class team of dedicated professionals have helped numerous companies innovate and increase productivity by leveraging advanced technologies to drive 3D business success. Founded in 1989, GSC is headquartered in Germantown, WI. For more information about GSC, please visit www.gsc-3d.com. The post Top 5 Favorite Features in SOLIDWORKS 2020 appeared first on SOLIDWORKS Tech Blog. Full Article SOLIDWORKS 2020 Usability Drawings Performance SOLIDWORKS Enhancements SOLIDWORKS PDM SOLIDWORKS Release SOLIDWORKS Visualize
k The Impact of Image Quality on SOLIDWORKS Performance and File Size By blogs.solidworks.com Published On :: Mon, 30 Dec 2019 16:00:32 +0000 SOLIDWORKS Image Quality settings have the biggest impact on file size and system performance. We always assumed that it would have an impact on overall performance also. The effect varies widely across different files, so we decided to do SOLIDWORKS Author information EGS India Managing Director at EGS Computers India Private Limited E G S Computers India Private Limited, since 1993, has been in the forefront of delivering solutions to customers in the areas of Product Design and Development with SOLIDWORKS 3D CAD,Remaining Life Calculations, Validation using Finite Element Analysis, Customization of Engineering activities and Training in advanced engineering functions relating to design and development. EGS India - Authorized Reseller for SOLIDWORKS Solutions in India - Chennai, Coimbatore, Trichy, Madurai - Tamil Nadu, Pondicherry. For any queries on SOLIDWORKS Solutions contact @ 9445424704 | mktg@egs.co.in | Website - www.egsindia.com The post The Impact of Image Quality on SOLIDWORKS Performance and File Size appeared first on SOLIDWORKS Tech Blog. Full Article 3D Printing Design SOLIDWORKS SOLIDWORKS 2020 Tips & Tricks engineering manufacturing Mechanical Industry SOLIDWORKS File Size SOLIDWORKS Image Quality solidworks performance solidworks tips and tricks Tessellation Setting
k Kirby Made His Own “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” Lightsaber By blogs.solidworks.com Published On :: Fri, 03 Jan 2020 16:00:39 +0000 Learn how Kirby Downey, a user creator in our community, made a red lightsaber from scratch in honor of the latest Star Wars movie, "The Rise of Skywalker" - designing all the components in SOLIDWORKS before making it come to life! Author information Sean O'Neill I'm a Community and User Advocacy Manager here at SOLIDWORKS. As a longtime SOLIDWORKS user myself, I love meeting with users and hearing about all the interesting things they're doing in the SOLIDWORKS community! The post Kirby Made His Own “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” Lightsaber appeared first on SOLIDWORKS Tech Blog. Full Article 3D Printing Community SOLIDWORKS 2019 lightsaber starwars
k Productive Tips and Tricks – SOLIDWORKS Drawings By blogs.solidworks.com Published On :: Mon, 06 Jan 2020 16:00:50 +0000 Documentation is always an asset for any of the company or industry. Documenting the right data always ensures the task or job, whatever assigned by the superiors in an industry. Whatever the design we do, at the end of the Author information EGS India Managing Director at EGS Computers India Private Limited E G S Computers India Private Limited, since 1993, has been in the forefront of delivering solutions to customers in the areas of Product Design and Development with SOLIDWORKS 3D CAD,Remaining Life Calculations, Validation using Finite Element Analysis, Customization of Engineering activities and Training in advanced engineering functions relating to design and development. EGS India - Authorized Reseller for SOLIDWORKS Solutions in India - Chennai, Coimbatore, Trichy, Madurai - Tamil Nadu, Pondicherry. For any queries on SOLIDWORKS Solutions contact @ 9445424704 | mktg@egs.co.in | Website - www.egsindia.com The post Productive Tips and Tricks – SOLIDWORKS Drawings appeared first on SOLIDWORKS Tech Blog. Full Article Design SOLIDWORKS SOLIDWORKS 2020 Tips & Tricks solidworks drawings solidworks tips and tricks
k Efficient Simulation Workflows By blogs.solidworks.com Published On :: Tue, 07 Jan 2020 16:00:00 +0000 SOLIDWORKS 2020 continues our mission of delivering powerful Simulation Capabilities with enhancements that provide increased power, more realistic simulations, and more efficient workflows. When running simulation on Weldment Structures, beam elements are typically used since they are fast to setup Author information Andrew Gross Andrew is a Senior Territory Technical Manager at SOLIDWORKS, and lives in Los Angeles, CA. He has years of experience working with resellers and customers, and has a strong background in Engineering Simulation and Design Validation. More recently, Andrew has expanded his interest and passion into Industrial Design. Andrew holds a Master’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering from UCLA. The post Efficient Simulation Workflows appeared first on SOLIDWORKS Tech Blog. Full Article SOLIDWORKS 2020 SOLIDWORKS Flow Simulation enhancements Flow simulation sw 2020
k Creating Your Own Sky for VR Mode in eDrawings Professional 2020 using SOLIDWORKS Visualize By blogs.solidworks.com Published On :: Wed, 08 Jan 2020 16:00:34 +0000 eDrawings Pro 2020 now supports choosing your own 360˚ images as your custom environment in VR! This blog post will help walk you through the process of creating a 360˚ equirectangular image in SOLIDWORKS Visualize and adding it to your Virtual Reality scene in eDrawings Pro 2020. Author information Yun Li Yun Li is a User Experience Design Engineer at SOLIDWORKS. She is always excited to hear from users and learn more about them. She specializes in designing and prototyping for interesting emerging technologies such as Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality. The post Creating Your Own Sky for VR Mode in eDrawings Professional 2020 using SOLIDWORKS Visualize appeared first on SOLIDWORKS Tech Blog. Full Article Extended Reality (AR/VR) PhotoView 360 SOLIDWORKS 2019 SOLIDWORKS Visualize tech tip visualize VR
k Introduction to SOLIDWORKS Simulation – Finite Element Analysis By blogs.solidworks.com Published On :: Thu, 09 Jan 2020 16:00:30 +0000 Have you ever been interested in SOLIDWORKS Simulation but didn’t know where to start? With such a wide variety of design analysis solutions, Simulation can be an intimidating product for someone newer to the SOLIDWORKS suite of products. Well we Author information Alignex, Inc. Alignex, Inc. is the premier provider of SOLIDWORKS software and partner products to the mechanical engineering industry in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Colorado, Wyoming and Illinois. With more than 25 years of technical experience, Alignex offers consulting services, training and support for SOLIDWORKS as well as support for partner products. For more information, visit alignex.com. The post Introduction to SOLIDWORKS Simulation – Finite Element Analysis appeared first on SOLIDWORKS Tech Blog. Full Article SOLIDWORKS Simulation Simulation
k Finding New Commands in SOLIDWORKS Command Search By blogs.solidworks.com Published On :: Mon, 13 Jan 2020 16:00:50 +0000 To me, one of the handiest SOLIDWORKS ease-of-use functions hides in plain view: The Command Search. Found at the top of the application, the SOLIDWORKS Search box can be set to several different types of search, but the one I Author information GSC GSC fuels customer success with 3D engineering solutions for design, simulation, data management, electrical schematics, PCB, technical documentation, and 3D printing, as well as the most comprehensive consulting, technical support, and training in the industry. As a leading provider of SOLIDWORKS solutions, HP, and Markforged 3D printing technologies, GSC’s world-class team of dedicated professionals have helped numerous companies innovate and increase productivity by leveraging advanced technologies to drive 3D business success. Founded in 1989, GSC is headquartered in Germantown, WI. For more information about GSC, please visit www.gsc-3d.com. The post Finding New Commands in SOLIDWORKS Command Search appeared first on SOLIDWORKS Tech Blog. Full Article SOLIDWORKS Tips & Tricks
k SOLIDWORKS 2020 Assembly Envelopes By blogs.solidworks.com Published On :: Tue, 14 Jan 2020 16:00:00 +0000 Designing in the context of an assembly or top down design is one of the great benefits of SOLIDWORKS. The designer can use components in one assembly as a reference to design a new component in another assembly. If the Author information Mike Sabocheck Mike Sabocheck is a Technical Sales Director with Dassault Systemes SOLIDWORKS. Mike has been with DS SOLIDWORKS for 21 years. Prior to SOLIDWORKS he worked for Xerox for 17 years and then for Intergraph. His specialties are applying SOLIDWORKS to different design and manufacturing processes. The post SOLIDWORKS 2020 Assembly Envelopes appeared first on SOLIDWORKS Tech Blog. Full Article SOLIDWORKS 2020 Tips & Tricks envelopes sw2020
k SOLIDWORKS Solution for Complex Structure Design By blogs.solidworks.com Published On :: Mon, 20 Jan 2020 16:00:18 +0000 Structure System Solidworks The term structural system or structural frame in structural engineering refers to the load-resisting sub-system of a building or object that transfers loads through interconnected elements or members. In SOLIDWORKS 2020, the structure system feature is an advanced Author information EGS India Managing Director at EGS Computers India Private Limited E G S Computers India Private Limited, since 1993, has been in the forefront of delivering solutions to customers in the areas of Product Design and Development with SOLIDWORKS 3D CAD,Remaining Life Calculations, Validation using Finite Element Analysis, Customization of Engineering activities and Training in advanced engineering functions relating to design and development. EGS India - Authorized Reseller for SOLIDWORKS Solutions in India - Chennai, Coimbatore, Trichy, Madurai - Tamil Nadu, Pondicherry. For any queries on SOLIDWORKS Solutions contact @ 9445424704 | mktg@egs.co.in | Website - www.egsindia.com The post SOLIDWORKS Solution for Complex Structure Design appeared first on SOLIDWORKS Tech Blog. Full Article Design SOLIDWORKS SOLIDWORKS 2020 Technical Communication Tips & Tricks Complex Structure Design solidworks 2020 SOLIDWORKS Solution Structure Design